§ 25. Sir ARTHUR MICHAEL SAMUELasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is yet in a position to state the result of His Majesty's Ambassador's representations to the German Government regarding the detention in Germany of funds in transit to Britain from Budapest; and will he state what steps he has taken at Budapest to prevent British property being detained by another Government while in transit from Hungary to Britain?
§ Sir J. SIMONCorrespondence with the German Government is continuing on this subject, and for the present I should prefer not to make any public statement.
§ Sir A. M. SAMUELDo not His Majesty's Government desire that manufacturers should carry on trade in Central Europe, and, if His Majesty's Government do so desire, does not the right hon. Gentleman understand that we cannot export our goods if the German Government hold up payment for them?
Sir J.SIMONI assure my hon. Friend that I am fully alive to the considerations which he mentioned, and I really have good grounds for saying that I prefer not to make any public statement.
§ Sir A. M. SAMUELMay I make this suggestion to my right hon. Friend? Will he bring home to the German 687 Government that their action is an example of trying to exert might over right?